Stories

James Toranaga is a twelve year old boy dealing with the aftermath of sexual assault. He’s doing okay. The memories are tough, and the world feels a little rougher than it used to, but he’s a strong kid with a loving family to support him.

It sure makes his emerging sexuality harder to deal with, though. He doesn’t want to think about it.

Luckily, he has the perfect distraction: he can fly.

But these strange new powers may bring dangers of their own. He is not the only one who has them.

What’s the cure for heartbreak?

A quiet night with whiskey and regrets? Not for me.

Thanks to my chaotic friend Mervin, I get dragged into a neon-drenched karaoke disaster, where off-key screaming is therapy, a DJ refuses to shut up, and a bartender named Dudu might just be the best bad decision of my life.

A hilariously chaotic, painfully relatable, and unexpectedly cathartic tale about heartbreak, bad karaoke, and singing your damn heart out.

Helmhold Hammerfest, upstanding member of the dwarfish community of Ankh-Morpork, invents something unheard of: Drag (Not an easy thing to pull off for dwarfs). A fabulous explosion of glamour not only threatens dwarfish society but attracts the unwanted attention of elves. Run as fast as you can (in high heels)!

After his parents are killed, TJ's world is flipped upside down by what he discovers.

Roger Cicero is an enigma. Behind the man’s meticulously crafted facade lies an angry and broken boy. When he is pushed into a case that hits close to home, the successful lawyer is forced to draw on his buried past to save another battered boy’s future.

In His Image is a short, introspective story about Ronald, a young man in his mid-20s, struggling with his faith, identity, and feelings for a male co-worker, Chris. Raised in a conservative religious family, Ronald faces confusion and shame as he grapples with his desires and beliefs. As his friendship with Chris deepens, he experiences a pivotal moment of emotional and physical intimacy, marking the start of his self-acceptance. The story ends with Ronald’s breakthrough, leaving the outcome open-ended for readers to imagine.

🍎 William-Decker Irving is a country boy from the South. He was happy, free, innocent, and the son & heir to his family’s successful Apple Orchard business. The country life is all he ever knew. That’s all he ever was. But, when he is forced to move, up North, into a busy suburban town & attend public school for the very first time, being a homeschooled boy with little to no social skills or knowledge of the modern world, he faces new experiences, challenges, & meets people that he will never forget for the rest of his life.

John Renkin has recently retired, but his investment firm in The Land of Lincoln is the only thing he can look back on as a success. His painful life and brighter future are revealed in a series of shorts. Each will stand on its own, but the sum will eventually tell his story. Be sure to follow for periodic updates.

Just a couple short stories, by me MOH. Similar to my poems, this will be updated sporadically, whenever the muses take me.

Caleb and Ryan's lives as only children have been turned upside down by their parents' surprising romance and whirlwind marriage, plunging them into a world of unexpected challenges and shifting dynamics. As complete opposites, these two young men are caught in a tug-of-war following an unplanned weekend getaway with Caleb's father. What begins as a reluctant trip transforms into a bonding experience neither saw coming, but both desperately needed. Can they find common ground amidst the chaos?